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Wednesday, 5 January 2011

Best music of 2010 that wasn't overplayed on the radio

Last year, as many of you probably recall, I offered two cds of my favorite songs. It was a sort of belated Christmas gift to anyone who was interested.

This year, I have compiled a list of songs, which you can download if you so choose.

If you don't know how to convert a YouTube video to an MP3, simply send an email to me at sealegsgirlblog@gmail.com and I will explain.

I will start with the song title and artist, then you will find either a video or link below that. Yep, some of them weren't even on YouTube. SR asked me if I had received my cool badge in the mail for finding such unknown songs. The answer is "no"; I have not received a cool badge yet.

Now, it's time to get started.

First, a trip to Iceland.

1. Par Avion by FM Belfast (a good running song for moderate speeds)

And a song for running fast...

2. Good Morning by Rogue Wave

3. Belly of June by Horse Feathers

Maybe the best song of the year, from a band from Athens, GA.

4. Dance Floor by Apples in Stereo (good for running fast or moderate)

A story about a guy named Lewis, which is perfect of a long run.

5. Lewis Takes off his Shirt by Owen Pallett

This next song is included because one just can't help running fast when it's playing. And A+ for the lyrics.

6. Collector by Here We Go Magic

A song from Sweden in Swedish

7. Skisser för sommaren by Kent

A song from Sweden in English(If you don't understand what the lyrics mean, you are not alone. But I will add that when Swedes sing in Swedish it tends to make a lot more sense. I'm not sure what conclusion to draw from that.)

And now, from the most obscure to, perhaps, the most popular (on this list). All the way from the city of Piccola Pinecone: Arcade Fire from Montreal. One could chose any song from their album; I chose this because it's fun watching them live. But for the purposes of running, I always avoid live recordings.

13. Ready to Start by Arcade Fire

Had enough yet?

14. Ivy & Gold by Bombay Bicycle Club

Whoops, actually this guy is probably the most obscure: Jon Lindsay - and check out how young he is (no music video yet).

7 comments:

Wow, your cool badge is in the mail! A lot of these I heard exactly once, liked, and promptly forgot. But now you've got me trying to remember (from #19) a song from last year or the year before with the repeated phrase "my heart beats like a drum." A couple of those songs got overplayed here (Broken Bells and Arcade Fire).

You can't explain to me how to rip a tune from YouTube until I learn how to use email...

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My name is Tracy. I am a physician scientist from the USA, living with my husband and two young boys in Denmark. I work as a post-doc fellow at Næstved Hospital. I have a scientific interest in vision loss, vision loss during exercise, exercise, running during pregnancy, MAF training as well as nutrition and health for athletes. I also have a love for music, physics, statistics, cycling, yoga, cross-country skiing, bla bla bal.

I was a member of Team USA at the IAU World Championships in Ultra Trail Running in 2013 in Wales. I am now training to run with Team Denmark at the IAU World Championships in Annency, France in May 2015.